GradSchool

MPA
2015-16 grad tuition for 3 hour course = $1372 = $606 + ($383 x 2)
So: maximum tuition for 39 hours (13 courses) = $17,836
One of 170 NASPAA-accredited programs.
US News: tied with 8 other schools for #68, out of 182 ranked (2016) programs
50 MPAs awarded during 2013-14
Nonprofit management certificate, 4 courses = $5488

Library School
#18tie (with Kent State & South Carolina) in 2013 rankings
2012-13 MLIS + MFA students = 264 total
Graduates 90 to 130 each year
Can do MLIS entirely online; 36 hours at 2014-15 rate of $354/hour --> $12,744
F/T = 3 sem @ $4913/sem = $14.739; P/T = 6 sem @ $3410/sem = $20,460
104 masters awarded 08-09, 111 in 07-08, 94 in 06-07
From UNC library school website, August 2014: "Over the next six years, 41,000 librarians - about 20 percent of the work force - will reach retirement age. Currently 56 percent of all librarians are over age 45. Salaries are increasing, job descriptions are changing, and the demand continues to increase for people with skills to handle information in many settings."
DOL Occupational Outlook Handbook re: librarians, www.bls.gov/oco/ocos068.htm
US News ranking of Library Schools "2014" (published March 2013)
Organization of 55 iSchools worldwide, including 26 in the US

MA in communication studies
18 awarded in 2011-12, 11 in 10-11, 6 in 08-09, 7 in 07-08
14 GTAs in 2013-14 including 3 in forensics, 1 in 100-101, 10 in 123 performance lab
Fall 2012: 31 MA students, 323 undergrad majors

MA in community journalism and here
first class of 6 entered fall 06; 8 in fall 07; 11 in '08; plans for only 6 in '09 and '10
limited number of half-tuition scholarships + stipends available

MA in women's studies
"one of the few programs in the U.S. with a permanent number of graduate assistantships,
which we award to qualified students on a competitive basis" Apply by Feb. 15
3 MAs awarded 2011-12

#52tie MSW socialwork.ua.edu/ (was ranked #47tie in 2016)
157 masters awarded 07-08, 131 in 08-09

U of Central Florida, Master of Nonprofit Management
36 credits * $501/credit = $18,036
#17tie in 2016 US News ranking of grad programs in nonprofit management
www.ucf.edu/online/degree/nonprofit-management-m-n-m/

Certificate programs in non-profit management (2015-16 $): Texas ($1595), Texas A&M (#12tie in 2016 ranking
of grad programs in nonprofit mgmt), Illinois-Chicago ($3300), Florida, Indiana, Harvard ($9600), several others

Michigan State U, MA in Higher, Adult & Lifelong Education
GRE not required
Takes 3-5 years; Tuition $710/credit * 30 credits = $21,300
education.msu.edu/ead/hale/mahale/default.asp

Other certificate programs in (creative) writing: NYU SCPS ($2640-$3120), Stanford (“novel writing” $7765), UCLA ($6700), UC Berkeley (about $4000)

Indiana University, Executive MA in Philanthropic Studies --
36 credits * $958/credit 2015-16 T = $34,488
philanthropy.iupui.edu/academics/exma/index.html
Two one-week (M-F) courses for each of three summers (2013 dates: July 8-12, 15-19, 22-26 & 29-August 2)
all courses offered 2013 were required 3-credit courses. 2 courses = $5748 (?)
Students “may complete elective requirements with online nonprofit management courses.”
Also “With prior approval, two elective courses at the graduate level (for a maximum of 8 credit hours) may be transferred from an accredited institution.”
GRE waived for applicants with 3-5 years “of professional work experience in the nonprofit sector.”

Cambridge MSt in Creative Writing
2 years part-time; 1^st year four 4-day residencies + 2^nd year 1 residency (in Cambridge)
2016-17 residencies (for first year): October 17-20, December 12-15, February 13-16, May 15-18
2018 residency (for second year): April 16-17
Non-EU tuition and college fees for entire program = £26,802 + travel + £35/night RB @ Madingley Hall
Colleges accepting applications: Wolfson, St Edmund's, Lucy Cavendish (women only)
www.ice.cam.ac.uk/mst-creative-writing

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TERMINAL M.A. PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH -- Teach at junior college level with a Master's degree? Or is this a mirage?

Sewanee School of Letters
MA (or MFA) after 8 courses (4 summers) + thesis (or 10 courses over 5 summers)
2013 T + fees = $4888 for 2 courses, $2528 for 1 course

Wake Forest U.
"We stand out among departments offering terminal Masters programs by supporting most accepted students with full tuition scholarships."
13 MAs awarded in 2006-07

Clemson U.

Mississippi State -- GTAs teach Basic Writing (remedial ENGL 0103?) as well as Comp I & II (ENGL 1103 & 1113). Also tutor @ Writing Center or act as research assistants.
    late Feb 2010: Mark Baggett says head of department visited Samford on recruiting mission -- emphasized TAs available, etc.
    21 GTAs in 2013-14, including 9 newcomers -- website says application deadline for GTA is March 15
    20 GTAs in 2012-13, including 11 newcomers
    19 GTAs in 2011-12, including 10 newcomers
    22 GTAs in 2010-11, 20 in 09-10
    11 MAs awarded in 2010-11 (also 20 BAs); 19 MAs in 2008-09; Assoc. Prof. Eric Smith @ UAH is a 2000 MA graduate

UAB

Georgia College
Flannery O'Connor Studies -- Prof. Bruce Gentry, www.gcsu.edu/oconnor/

College of Charleston

Florida International
In 2006-07, 6 MAs in Literature (including linguistics?) and 11 MFAs in creative writing awarded

Clark U.
    12 month program if no assistantship
    "A number of" 2-year teaching assistantships which involve T remission + stipend ($10,300)
     "Scholar appointments" are generally for a 1-year course of study and "may provide tuition remission for up to 8 courses"
    9 MAs awarded in 2006-07

Also at UAH, UNO, Georgetown, Seton Hall. Wyoming, Montana, Montana State, Idaho, Oregon State, South Dakota State, Alaska-Fairbanks and Anchorage.

Info on English graduate programs
    Suzanne Keen (dean @ W&L) advice on masters and doctoral study
    Linda Troost, www.washjeff.edu/users/ltroost/GradSchool.html
    Advice to Students Considering Graduate Work in English
    Collected Wisdom and Shared Knowledge (re graduate studies in English)
    Preparation for English Graduate Studies
MLA Guide to Doctoral Programs in English and Other Documents
    Association of Departments of English reports and resources (including this)

Info on applying to graduate schools generally
UC Berkeley here and here
Wellesley Center for Work & Service

English graduate degrees awarded
In 06-07:  Alabama 12 MAs, 7 PhDs; Ole Miss 5 & 4; Georgia 19 & 8; UNC 13 & 12; LSU 6 & 9.
In 07-08:  Alabama 4 MAs, 2 PhDs; Ole Miss 7 & 6; Georgia 19 & 11; UNC 17 & 13; LSU 1 & 7.
In 08-09:  Alabama 11 MAs, 6 PhDs, Ole Miss 4 & 13, Georgia ____, UNC _____, LSU 8 & 7.

Tulane MA in English requires 3.5 UG GPA; 650V (93rd percentile) and combined 1200 (550Q = 73rd percentile). 30 hour program; no thesis option available. No stipends available to MA students, but MA tuition is approximately 1/3 of undergraduate tuition, not including fees. So, 2010-11 UG tuition = $38,300 for 24 hours credit = $1595/credit. $1595 * 1/3 = $532/credit.   $532 * 30= $15,960 total.

Baylor MA in English requires 3.0 overall and 3.5 in English; 600V (85th percentile) and combined 1000; direct admission to PhD program requires same GPAs and 700V (97th percentile) and 500Q (28th percentile)

Website of U of Tennessee English department visited November 2013: Annually admits 10 doctoral students with funding, 5 MFA students with funding, 11 MA students with funding. Funding = T waiver + TA stipend + health insurance. Scores of 160+ on GRE Verbal (600+ on old test)

CREATIVE WRITING GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Ole Miss MFA in creative writing
2014 P&W ranking
5 awarded 04-05

Southern Miss Center for Writers
Steven Barthelme

Website of MFA in creative writing @ NC State says average GRE-V = 640
640 appears to be the 86th percentile

Florida State MFA in Writing for the Stage & Screen
    film.fsu.edu/film_school/programs/mfa_in_writing_for_the_stage_screen
    6 students accepted per year
    Offered at in-state tuition rates to Alabama residents thru Academic Common Market

The Portable MFA in Creative Writing, www.amazon.com/Portable-Creative-Writing-Writers-Workshop/dp/1582973504

MFA Blog, creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com/
Creative Writing MFA Handbook blog (?), creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com/
MFA Resource Database, creative-writing-mfa-handbook.blogspot.com/2009/08/resource-database-for-mfa-applicants.html

Interviews with [CW] Graduate Programs, www.litbridge.com/writing-programs/interviews-with-graduate-programs/

A Dozen Dozen MFA Programs in Creative Writing, creativewritingmfa.blogspot.com/

MFA rankings, sethabramson.blogspot.com/

Poets & Writers Magazine
2012 MFA Rankings: The Top 50 www.pw.org/content/2012_mfa_rankings_the_top_fifty
MFA Programs Database www.pw.org/mfa

The AWP Official Guide to Writing Programs, guide.awpwriter.org/

Six Myths About the Creative Writing MFA (2010)
www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/six-myths-about-the-creat_b_705279.html

Alabama Writers Forum, www.writersforum.org/

Creative writing blogs, dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Creative_Writing/Blogs/

PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAMS

Missouri Photo Workshop, mophotoworkshop.org/
2016 workshop will be September 25-October 1. Applications are due July 7.
Tuition is $600. Plus students pay their own food and lodging.
U of Missouri MA in Photojournalism, www.journalism.missouri.edu/graduate/masters/two-year-photojournalism.html

Ohio U MA programs in Photojournalism and Commercial Photography,
www.viscom.ohiou.edu/grad_home.phtml

Blog entry on photojournalism programs, www.lightstalkers.org/masters-in-photojournalism

MFA Programs in Photography (directory and links), www.mfadirectory.com/(no programs shown in Alabama; think Academic Common Market)
1997 article about USNWR rankings of MFA programs in photography, findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2479/is_n1_v25/ai_20198545
(apparently the 1995 and 1997 issues ranked RIT, New Mexico, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, RISD, Yale, and Cal Arts in the top 5)
2009 USNWR rankings of MFA programs, www.risd.edu/pdf/usnews_grad.pdf

PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

DOL Occupational Outlook Handbook re: paralegals, www.bls.gov/oco/ocos114.htm

Tulane: 27 credits * $369/credit = total T of = $9,963 in 2015-16

LSU: Total T = approximatley $4,835 plus books (2 semesters of evening and Saturday classes)
<< UNO program closed in May 2010 >>

Rice includes all-online option (lots of info here!)
Total T = $4,550 plus books (approximately $650 new) a five-month program

Georgetown, scs.georgetown.edu/departments/16/paralegal-studies-program
Total T = $9,200 (either full-time summer (late May-late August) or part-time 9 months (two nights a week (3 hours per night) for 3 terms of 13 weeks each))

NYU, www.scps.nyu.edu/areas-of-study/diplomas/paralegal-studies/
1 semester F/T; 2 semesters P/T; Total T = $1200/credit * 12 credits = $14,400

Duke, www.learnmore.duke.edu/certificates/paralegal/
Total T = $5,395 (Durham residential); $6,995 (online program) -- not on ABA approved list (?!)

Miami
T = $4,995 (online $6,995)

Emory, U Tulsa, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara

ABA Directory of Approved Programs, www.abanet.org/legalservices/paralegals/directory/home.html

The Fund for Theological Education, www.thefund.org/
Lilly Graduate Fellows Program, www.lillyfellows.org/graduate_fellows_eligibility.htm
for work towards a PhD, MFA or ThD in art; art history; creative writing; history; interdisciplinary studies; languages and literatures; music; music history; philosophy; religion; rhetoric; theater history; and theater arts

The following are (** or may be?) offered at in-state tuition rates to Alabama residents thru Academic Common Market

Ole Miss MA in Southern Studies, southernstudies.olemiss.edu/
    Two-year program: either 30 hours + thesis OR 36 hours
    09-10 in-state T = $5103 (for 9-12 hours/semester)
    Graduate financial aid:
        Teaching or research assistantships, typically 1/4 to 1/2 time =
            Stipend + Full non-resident fee scholarship + Partial tuition scholarship (75% for 1/4 time, 90% for 1/2 time)
        Non-service honors fellowships of $2000 per year to master's students who "hold an assistantship paying at least $2250 per semester" and have at least a 3.3 and an 1100 on the GRE (Q+V)
    2009 graduates: 10 MA (4 May + 6 August); 8 BA (7 May + 1 August)
    in 08-09: 6 MAs awarded in "Area Studies, other"

** Kentucky new PhD in gender & women's studies (fall 2013), gws.as.uky.edu/phd-program-gws
Will this be added to the ACM?

** UNC MA & PhD in religious studies, religion.unc.edu/graduate-studies
      4 MAs, 6 PhDs awarded 06-07; 2 & 5 in 07-08, 3 & 5 in 08-09
** Florida MA & PhD in religion, web.religion.ufl.edu/graduate.html
    0 MAs, 0 PhDs awarded 06-07; 5 & 0 in 07-08, 2 & 2 in 08-09
** Florida State MA & PhD in religion, religion.fsu.edu/graduate.html
    9 MAs, 4 PhDs awarded 06-07; 9 & 4 in 07-08, 7 & 5 in 08-09

<< Florida State MA & PhD in humanities, pih.fsu.edu/Graduate-Studies << not currently accepting grad students >>
15 MAs, 6 PhDs awarded 06-07; 12 & 4 in 07-08, 10 & 5 in 08-09

Middle Tennessee State MFA in recording arts & technologies, recordingindustry.mtsu.edu/mfa.html
3 year program
08-09 in-state T = $7170 (for 10 hours/semester)

US News ranking of Public Health programs 2015
    45 ranked + 5 unranked = 50 total programs
    1. Johns Hopkins
    2. Harvard, UNC
    4. Michigan
    5. Columbia
    6.  U Wash
    7. Emory
    8.  Minnesota
    9. Berkeley
    10. BU, UCLA
    12.  Tulane
    13. Pitt
    14. GWU , Yale
    16. South Florida
    17. Illinois-Chicago, Iowa
    19. UAB; (down from #16 in 2011), Ohio State
    21. Texas-Houston HSC
    22. Maryland
    23. Saint Louis, South Carolina
    25. Drexel, Texas A&M, Arizona, Kentucky, UMass
    30. Florida